director defends content in controversial Netflix documentary series

Available on Netflix starting August 16, 2023, the miniseries focuses on one of the most important media events of recent years.

Depp vs Heard even if it was a wrestling or boxing clash, it was the most important and influential clash in the media in recent years, which, in particular, marked a legal fight between two former spouses precisely Johnny Depp AND Amber Heard. The latter several times accused the actor of particular cruelty, and this forced Depp to defend himself in court for libel. The fight in the media, which had a huge response and resulted in shameful applause in the stadium, was based on a process that took place even before the trial on social networks, when all viewers formed their own opinion on their TikTok and Instagram profiles.

Depp vs Heard designed by Emma Cooper

Own Depp vs Heard, inspiring the special live-action film, here on Netflix on August 16, 2023, a hard-cut 6-episode docu-series celebrating the event that effectively and instantly traces all the highlights of the media confrontation. . Well, in a recent Rolling Stone interview with the show’s creator: Emma Cooper

(No Greater Law, Marilyn Monroe: The Unreleased Tapes), the director struggled to defend her creation in the face of a flurry of criticism.

“I think this lawsuit was the first to show how horrifying and dangerous the influence of the network can be, but I don’t think there’s no going back. There was a verdict. We’re not trying to rewrite history, and I’m not a lawyer. We wanted to make sure we maintain integrity and balance. I trained with the BBC. I’m not used to having an opinion. Even though I’m directing Depp vs. Heard, it’s not a script. I think it’s very important to keep a balance when trying to say something about the world, and that’s what I was trying to do. It’s really all about popular culture.”

Read Depp vs. Heard: trailer for the Netflix series about the trial of ex-spouses